Ever wanted a guide on hard drive performance, where you can compare the performance of a wide range of hard drives? With 32 hard disk drives for comparison, the guide is fleshing out real nicely.

In this performance comparison guide, we will test and compare the performance of all the hard drives we can get our hands on. This is similar to what we are doing in the Intel Core 2 Processor Performance Comparison Guide.

AMD's latest 800 series of motherboards have seemingly taken over the marketplace, and with native SATA 6G and the ubiquitous NEC USB 3.0 controller, as well as cost effective 6-core processors, there is a new push for high end AMD motherboards. MSI is attempting to dominate the high end with an affordable and powerful solution with the 890FXA-G70.

Overall it is an excellent board at a very competitive price. MSI did a very nice job on this one, and I am seriously considering using this particular board as the basis for upgrading my primary machine (it is running one of the first 790FX AM2+ motherboards with the not-so-impressive SB600 southbridge). So with that particular recommendation, it is a no brainer that it receives the Gold Award from PCPer.com.

In short, SilenX have tossed every popular heatsink technology into the EFZ-100HA1 heatsink and capped it with a languid 100mm x 15mm vaneaxial fan. Exhaust air is quietly directed down through the 17mm wide aluminum fins, so that's a plus. The single 100mm non-PWM fan rotates at 1000-2000RPM depending on the computer or manual fan speed controller setting. The entire heatsink weighs just 364 grams and installs onto Intel socket 775/1156/1366 and AMD socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM3 processors.

AMD is always lurking right around the corner during IDF and was eagerly showing off their Zecate / Ontario APUs. The first of the CPU/GPU hybrids from AMD are proving to be incredibly impressive performers especially with the power consumption taken into consideration. We took some time this week to sit down with them present you with the results!

It is said that system builders like "no-frills" motherboards on top-class chipsets, because this way they get a chance to improve PC specifications for a low price. Well, the same can be said about users who build their PCs on their own. Not a lot of them are willing to pay for features they don't need.

Designer flash drives have been around for quite a while and Mimobot has been one of the top names when it comes to cool designer flash drives. They have quite a few cool flash drives that have their own interesting designs. Their line of licensed flash drives includes Hello Kitty, Star Wars, Halo, Domo, and Happy Tree Friends. Of course when they asked us if we wanted to review a drive we picked Star Wars. They were nice enough to send us their Stormtrooper Unmasked 2GB drive. It is called Unmasked because you have a 50/50 change of receiving Han or Luke. Read on to see which drive we received!

We've seen some competing self-contained water cooling kits lately, so we're eager to put the Corsair H70 through the same race track to find out if this new product from Corsair can stack up against the competition. Let's find out.

Corsair Force 40GB Solid State Drive ReviewHardware Canucks posted a review of the new Corsair Force 40GB Solid State Drive

The quality of products in the value-oriented SSD market really hasn't been anything to brag about ever since solid state drives began gaining popularity. However, a few companies are working to erase preconceptions many now have about just how much needs to be spent for a decent SSD. Corsair's Force 40GB breaks with the pack by offering respectable performance in a sun-$150 product.

This week our storage guru takes a look at the PhotoFast GBox mini. THis little device converts from USB3.0 to SATA, so you can transfer data from externally attached SSD's and 2.5" HDD's at lightning speed.

Here we have a simple and elegant solution for rapid data transfers to and from SATA drives. If you have an available USB3.0 port and find yourself waiting on file copies with your current USB2.0 adapter, well, it's time to upgrade!

The Icy Dock MB991K-B is a solidly built, mobile rack that houses a 2.5" drive inside a 3.5" chassis. The MB991K-B is compatible with any system that has SATA or SAS connectivity and supports SATA6 level data transfers. Whether you use the MB991K-B in the luxury of your own home or under the most demanding outdoor conditions, it will provide the convenience and security we have come to expect from an Icy Dock product.

In both Street Fighter II and Mortal Kombat it became easy to do those hard to hit combos. I had a much harder time getting any Fatalities to work with my gamepad and didn't even try on the keyboard which probably would have been a flop every time. However with the X-Arcade I was hitting those button combos with ease. When Xgaming makes it a point to say you get an authentic arcade look and feel they aren't kidding.

Choosing the Best LCD Panel TechnologyBenchmark Reviews takes a look at the best LCD panel technology

It's a well-known fact that nearly all consumers purchase their monitor based on size and price alone. Like everything we shop for, it is human instinct to get as much as possible for as little as possible. So why should we bother ourselves with the details, and what difference could it possibly make? Most people aren't even aware of the different construction processes used to produce the widescreen monitor that rests on their desks. Benchmark Reviews explores the various LCD monitor technologies used by manufacturers to produce computer monitors, and matches application to architecture for our readers.

VisionTek CandyBoard ReviewPureOverclock posted a review on the VisionTek CandyBoard

Today we have a very unique device: the VisionTek CandyBoard. This little keyboard measures just under six inches long and just over two inches wide. Talk about small. It's designed as multi-purpose device, most notably for an HTPC setup.

VL10001W2Z or Element G as its officially known has been available for over a year but we thought we would review it anyway as we progress through the case reviews. The Element series has many members, there is the V, T, S and of course the G today.

The Element G is quite specifically designed for the gamer (although the packaging intimates 'Professional'), by featuring colour-shift fans and a very stylish appearance complimenting any gamers domain. It features high calibre cooling - 3 x 200mm and 1 x 140mm. Impressive for just a mid-tower case.

Lian Li is well known for making high quality products and today I’m pleased to say I’ve got one of their newest cases for review, the PC-C352R. The R in the model number stands for the color of the case which is red. The case is a cube style that can hold either a Micro ATX motherboard or Mini ITX. The case is capable of supporting large style videos cards and it can hold a standard ATX power supply, so you won’t need a special one for it. The case itself is very nice, it can hold two optical drives on the left or right side and it comes equipped with two USB 3.0 ports and a card reader.

Today we are going to take a look at a new case from Thermaltake called the Armor A60. Thermaltake has long made great cases with plenty of cooling options and modern looks. I have seen and used a few of their cases over the years and have been looking forward to seeing what they have come up with now. The Armor A60 is a variant of the original A90 that we looked at a couple of months ago. The new A60 has a lot of the same style but there are several differences such as a SideClick EasySwap design and USB 3.0, just to name a few.

So, is Antec's Dark Fleet DF-85 chassis a worthy addition to their impressive line of gaming cases? If cooling and configuration options are the benchmarks we're looking at, it just may be. With seven case fans included (five 120's and a couple of 140mm top fans) and a distinctive look incorporating a chevron side window, uniform black finish inside and out and the front “Fleet Release” doors, the DF-85 brings a lot to the table in both performance and aesthetics.